Congratulations to seniors Dani Taylor and Alli Schuette for being named Illinois State Scholars! This prestigious recognition is a reflection of their outstanding academic achievements, including strong SAT scores, impressive class rank, and exceptional GPA.
Tri-Point high school basketball preview night is tomorrow starting at 5:30 pm. Junior high basketball teams will start the night followed by high school. High school cheer will also perform. We will have some old uniforms and items for sale at the preview night. Chili supper will take place from 4 to 6:30 pm.
Good evening Chargers! This is just a reminder that tomorrow Wednesday, November 13th is a scheduled one hour late start. Breakfast will still be served.
Tri-Point High School would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Marsha Haag for her role in speaking at our Veterans Day program on Monday, November 11th. Marsha's introduction of our guest speakers helped set the tone for an engaging and educational event for our community, staff, and students.
We were honored to have Michael Vozar share his insights about the Honors Flight Network, highlighting the importance of honoring veterans and ensuring they have the opportunity to visit the memorials dedicated to their service.
Additionally, we were grateful for Eric Carlson, who brought two service dogs trained to assist veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress and Traumatic Brain Injury. Eric’s presentation on the specialized training techniques for these dogs provided valuable information about the ways in which these animals are making a difference in the lives of veterans.
Veterans and community members are invited to the high school today at 2:10 pm for our Veterans Day program.
Tri-Point High School will be having a Veterans Day program in the gym at 2:10pm on Monday, November 11th. We invite veterans and community members to join us to hear about two veteran programs: the service dog program for veterans with PTSD or traumatic brain injury and the Honor Flight program.
NHS is collecting supplies to donate to the service dog program that trains dogs and veterans in our area. We are collecting new dog toys, dog treats, pee pads, Petco gift cards, or PetSmart gift cards. Gift cards will help pay for dog food. Bins will be available for donations at Tom’s Tavern, the Cullom Market, and the Piper City Post Office. You can also drop off donations to the main office of all 3 buildings. We will be collecting donations until November 15th!
This week's Alumni Spotlight is Tri-Point's Mikaayla English. Mikaayla was a 3 sport athlete at TP. She was involved in cross country, basketball, and track. She is a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.
In her own words:
Major: Agriculture Education with an emphasis in Tech Education
Sports in College: Cross Country & Track and Field (Events: 800m & 1500m)
What are you looking forward to this season: A healthy season being able to compete within one of the best conferences in the nation.
Plans after UW-Platteville: Working in a high school agriculture classroom either in Wisconsin or Illinois.
How did TP prepare you academically?: The teachers and staff pushed me to do my best in all of my classes which helped prepare me to do the same in my college classes.
How did TP prepare you athletically?: During athletics, I was allowed to grow not only as an individual, but also as a leader. Coming from smaller teams, I was able to make connections easily when coming onto a team that was bigger.
High school cross country boys are state bound! Coach Elens, Coach Santillo, and the boys team will head over to Peoria's Detweiller Park next Saturday to compete! Great job and best of luck!
As a reminder, there will be no school next Monday, November 4th and Tuesday, November 5th. Have a great extended weekend!
The sophomore class will have a chili and cinnamon roll supper on Friday, November 15.
The NHS had a great turn out for their Trick or Treat the trail Sunday afternoon. Thank you to all the groups and businesses who participated in the event. Beautiful weather for a great event to kick off the Halloween week!
Tomorrow is trick or treat on the trail behind the high school. The event is from 3-5 pm. Tons of fun for the entire family!
Attention parents! PBL will be hosting a Protecting our Children meeting in cooperation with Paxton Police Officers and members of the Ford County CHAOS Team on November 13th and have invited any parents in the Ford County area to attend. Please see the attached flyer and fill out the linked Form if you are interested!
https://forms.gle/SCj84szNsA2nQTww8
The Shakespeare SLAM team attended a workshop at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater this past Saturday. The students had a great time and were recognized by other schools for their energy, leadership, creativity and kindness to others. Coach Patterson commented "I couldn't be prouder of this group of kids for the way they conducted themselves and the positive impact they had on others!" Great job Chargers! Charge on!
Trick or Treat on the Trail is coming up next Sunday Oct 27th from 3-5 pm behind the high school in Cullom. Tons of activities for the family to do!
This week's Alumni Spotlight is Tri-Point's Kaitlyn Poe! Poe was a Cross Country and Track runner for the Chargers. Today she competes and studies at Judson University.
In her own words: I am a mid-distance runner for cross country and track at Judson University. This season I’m looking forward to see how much I accomplish and grow as an athlete. Our first meet is at Wheaton, on September 21st; I happened to make a pr with a time of 27:38; and we’re going to keep on working to cut the time down! I recently made a switch to psychology with a concentration in criminal justice. I am currently trying to apply to be an army reserve while still in school. If all follows through, I plan to become an officer for the army.
Tri-Point UE/JH students and staff would like to wish good luck, to our state runners for Cross Country this weekend!! Students and Staff participated in a building clap out yesterday! State cross country meet will be run on Saturday, 10/19, at Maxwell Park in Normal. Lily Polcen will run at 9:15, and Dustin Damron will run at 10:00.
Best of Luck!!!
Congratulations to high school English teacher, Kayla Highland. She was awarded $200 from the Livingston County Retired Teachers Association to purchase books for her senior English class project called Memoirs of Your Own. She was recognized at their LCRTA luncheon on Tuesday, Oct. 15th.
This is your last chance to order customized yard signs from Aftershock. The last delivery will be on October 25th. Signs can be customized with student names and activities. $5 from each sign goes to the junior high and high school extracurricular programs.
https://www.aftershockdd.com/tri-point-yard-signs
Here is information about the HoCo dance and coronation tonight. The dance is from 7 to 10 pm at the high school. If kids leave the dance, they will not be allowed to return. Students are allowed to leave the dance at any time.
